George sanders



PATENTED JAN. 5, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 5, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE..

CASK-TILTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 748,658, dated January 5, 1904.

Applicationled September 4, 1908. Serial No. 172,015. (.No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SANDERS, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of 63 Varlow street, Burton-upon-Trent, in the county of Stafford, England, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Cask-Tilter, of which the following is a specication.

The objects of my invention are to provide a cask-tlter that will tiltor accommodate all sizes of casks', will work equally well on brick, wood, stone, or other Jthrawls, and which maybe operated quite smoothly, so as not to disturb the contents of the cask.

The drawing, which forms a part of this specication, represents my improved device in perspective applied to the under side side of one end of a cask.

The device is preferably constructed of Wrought-iron-and has two upright bars a, a', secured to two fixed kcrossbars, one at the I also provide a movable cross-bar c,v working up and down on a screw f between the top and bottom fixed cross-bars. This movable crossbar c works on the two uprights a a', which t in the said movable cross-bar c in slots c' and c2, the said slots being specially made to receive the uprights, so as to permit them to work freely in the said slots. The slots and uprights need not necessarily be of the section shown. The screw f is turned bya handwlieel g at the top and is secured in the lower cross-bar c at e' in such a manner that it may not be detached, but may turn round when operated by the hand-wheel g.

To the movable cross bar c are fixed two arms d d' by any suitable means, such as by stout bolts and nuts. Afxed to the ends oi the said arms o3 cl' is a cross-arm h, preferably curved to receive the end of the cask Z. The two arms d d' are of sufficient length to permit the cross-arm h to hold the cask Z in such a manner that it will not fall when being raised, and to assist in this the said cross-arm may also have small teeth'on the external edge thereof, if required, the said teeth to aid the cross-arm h to retain the cask in position. These teeth are not, however, shown upon the drawing. On the screw f being turned by the handwheel g the movable cross bar c will rise on the uprights a a and raise the arms d d and crossarm h, affixed thereto, and the cask l, resting on the said cross-arm, to any height` required until the movable cross-bar c reaches the lixed cross-bar at the top b.

The device is supported by feet k k', affixed to the lower ends of the uprights, said feet being of a sufficient size to prevent the machine falling forward while at work.

The different parts of the device may be joined by screws or in any'other manner, if required, and may be made in any size.

, The device may either be placed on the same or on a different level to the cask, as may be found most convenient.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a cask-tilter, in combination a frame comprisinguprights, a threaded bar carried thereby, means for turning the threaded bar,

a movable cross-piece sliding on uprights of 'f the frame, the said threaded bar passing through and adapted to raise and lower the movable cross-piece, bars extending horizontally from the cross-piece and a support for the cask carried'by the said bars, said support being shaped to conform to the side of the cask, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE SANDERS.

Witnesses:

ALBERT F. RICHARDSON, WILLIAM SWINDELL. 

